Interpretation of Biosignals and Application in Healthcare

Katiyar, Kalpana; Kumari, Pooja; Srivastava, Aditya

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-05049-7_13

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“…In fact, upon analyzing common procedures in emergency and disaster situations, we observe that first responders (FRs), the main agents involved in rescue missions (e.g., firefighters, doctors, nurses) are not typically monitored while in operation [8,9]. Furthermore, biosignals monitoring can facilitate an understanding of the impact of not only physical but also mental activities [10,11]. Recent preliminary studies show that vital signs relate to mental task execution [12][13][14][15].…”

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Biosignals Monitoring of First Responders for Cognitive Load Estimation in Real-Time Operation

et al. 2023

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During the last decade, new technological tools have emerged to provide first responders with augmented senses in emergency and disaster situations. Some of these tools focus on providing extra information about their surroundings. However, despite augmenting first responders’ capabilities, the quantity and the way that this information is presented can affect their cognitive load. This manuscript presents an integrated framework that allows real-time biosignals monitoring to analyze physical constants and correlate them with subjective cognitive load tests. Biosignals monitoring allows alarms to be raised related to the physical status while cognitive load values will allow modulation of the amount of information that can be assimilated by the first responder in operation. In-lab and practice experimental tests have been conducted to create a fully functional framework. During the technical validation, a strong dispersion of subjective cognitive load by means of NASA-TLX questionnaires has been found between participants. Nonetheless, the developed framework allows extraction of relationships between biosignals and cognitive load, with special attention to the respiration rate and eye movements.

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